'I miss him every day': Hugh Hefner's widow Crystal, 31, reveals the Playboy founder 'taught her about love and kindness' as she embraces a 'down-to-earth' lifestyle without skimpy outfits and makeup after his death aged 91

Playboy founder Hugh Hefner passed away at the age of 91 last September.

And widow Crystal Hefner (née Harris) has spoken about his death in an interview with Australia's The Sunday Telegraph.

'I miss him every day,' the 31-year-old model said, before revealing she now feels most comfortable wearing 'minimal makeup' and adopting a 'down-to-earth' lifestyle.

'I miss him every day': Hugh Hefner's widow Crystal, 31, reveals the Playboy founder 'taught her about love and kindness' as she embraces a 'down-to-earth' lifestyle after his death aged 91

'I miss him every day. He taught me a lot. He taught me love. He taught me kindness, he was so kind to everybody, so welcoming to everybody into his home, it didn't matter who you were,' Crystal said in her first Australian interview since Hugh's death.

The Playmate once known for her skyscraper heels and skimpy ensembles also admitted she has now embraced a more relaxed and 'down-to-earth' lifestyle.

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'I've never been the heels and dress and full makeup, I've never been that kind of person. Maybe I felt like I had to be in the role I was in, being Playmate or being a part of Playboy, that I had to be dolled up,' Crystal confessed.

'I think now I am more myself, which is the more down-to-earth, minimal makeup, that is where I feel the most comfortable.'

New start: The Playmate once known for her skyscraper heels and skimpy ensembles also admitted she has now embraced a more relaxed life and wears less makeup

Hugh died of natural causes at age 91, in his world-famous Playboy mansion in Holmby Hills, California, on September 27 last year.

Crystal spent five years as Hugh's wife, having married in a lavish ceremony in 2012.

Hugh's first wife was Millie Williams, married from 1949 to 1959. The couple welcomed two children together, Christie and David.

Next came Playboy cover girl Kimberley Conrad. They married in 1989 and split in 2010. They had two sons together, Cooper and Marston.

Image: 'I felt like I had to be in the role I was in, being Playmate or being a part of Playboy, that I had to be dolled up,' Crystal said in her first Australian interview since Hugh's death

This isn't the first time Crystal has spoken about Hugh's death,

She told People in October last year: 'I haven't been able to bring myself to write most people back to thank them for their condolences. I am heartbroken. I am still in disbelief.'

The starlet, who was diagnosed with Lyme disease in 2016, added: 'He was an American hero. A pioneer. A kind and humble soul who opened up his life and home to the world.

'I felt how much he loved me. I loved him so much. I am so grateful. He gave me life.'

Loss: Crystal spent five years as Hugh's wife, having married in a lavish ceremony in 2012